window dressing

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noun

the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.

misrepresentation of something, so as to give a favorable impression: The company's list of assets included a great deal of window dressing.

Origin of window dressing

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby window dressing

window back, window blind, window board, window box, window dresser, window dressing, window envelope, windowglass shell, windowing, windowless monad, windowlight

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Example sentences from the Web for window dressing

This time the crime story is just window-dressing for a meditation on a father-son relationship.
Michael Connelly's Book Picks|Michael Connelly|June 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I realize that the question was window-dressing, but my answer is quite serious.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
On window-dressing days he was up and down the street half the morning.
Mrs. Thompson|William Babington Maxwell
Then they turned to the shop windows, and considered the window-dressing art as displayed by these Brighton tradesmen.
Mrs. Thompson|William Babington Maxwell

The event in the airport at Salonika and the attack on the convoy were window-dressing.
The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
It may be part of our commercial gift for window-dressing, for putting up a good front.
Atlantic Classics|Various

British Dictionary definitions for window dressing

window-dressing

noun

the ornamentation of shop windows, designed to attract customers

the pleasant, showy, or false aspect of an idea, policy, etc, which is stressed to conceal the real or unpleasant nature; façade

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单词	window dressing
释义	window dressing SEE SYNONYMS FOR window dressing ON THESAURUS.COM noun the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store. misrepresentation of something, so as to give a favorable impression: The company's list of assets included a great deal of window dressing. Origin of window dressing First recorded in 1780–90 Words nearby window dressing window back, window blind, window board, window box, window dresser, window dressing, window envelope, windowglass shell, windowing, windowless monad, windowlight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for window dressing This time the crime story is just window-dressing for a meditation on a father-son relationship. Michael Connelly's Book Picks\|Michael Connelly\|June 2, 2009\|DAILY BEAST I realize that the question was window-dressing, but my answer is quite serious. The Syndic\|C.M. Kornbluth On window-dressing days he was up and down the street half the morning. Mrs. Thompson\|William Babington Maxwell Then they turned to the shop windows, and considered the window-dressing art as displayed by these Brighton tradesmen. Mrs. Thompson\|William Babington Maxwell The event in the airport at Salonika and the attack on the convoy were window-dressing. The Invaders\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins It may be part of our commercial gift for window-dressing, for putting up a good front. Atlantic Classics\|Various British Dictionary definitions for window dressing window-dressing noun the ornamentation of shop windows, designed to attract customers the pleasant, showy, or false aspect of an idea, policy, etc, which is stressed to conceal the real or unpleasant nature; façade Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to window dressing false front, front, varnish, facade, showmanship
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window dressing

noun

Origin of window dressing

Words nearby window dressing

Example sentences from the Web for window dressing

British Dictionary definitions for window dressing

noun

Words related to window dressing